John Wolfskill, Edith's father

News clipping about the disappearance

Edith Irene Wolfskill

Georgia:

The disappearance and death of Edith Irene Wolfskill

Episode sources:

1. "The Disappearance of Edith Wolfskill, Empress of the World" by Heather Monroe (Medium, June 13, 2021)

2. "The tortured heiress who disappeared into the Bay Area hills" by Katie Dowd (SF Gate, May 3, 2022)

3. "Million-Dollar Mystery of the Mad Heiresses' End" (Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, October 27, 1929)

4. "Demented Woman is Discovered" (The San Francisco Examiner, August 29, 1903)

5. The mystery of Edith Irene Wolfskill: Part 1 by Emma Johnson (The Winters Express, July 12, 2018)

6. "Heiress's Body Found" (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sep 20, 1929)

7. "Demented Young Woman Escapes" (The San Francisco Call, Aug 28, 1903)

8. "Missing Girl Found Praying" (The San Francisco Call, Aug 29, 1903)

9. "Back in the Day: Death of Edith Irene Wolfskill remains a mystery" by Tony Wade (The Daily Republic, Feb 20, 2015)

10. “3 Aged Women in State Disappear, One Found” (Fresno Bee, July 19, 1929)

11. “Planes Scour Hills for Lost Solano Woman” (Martinez News-Gazette, July 19, 1929)

12. “Brothers Revive Old Family Quarrel” (Hanford Sentinel, July 19th, 1929)

13. “Tracks Offer Clues in Hunt for Heiress” (The Sacramento Bee, July 20, 1929)

14. “Coyote Howls are Traced as Clue to Missing Fairfield Woman Today” (Santa Rosa Republican, July 20, 1929)

15. “Missing Woman Known Here” (The Fresno Morning Republican, September 10, 1929)

16. “Long Quest for Body of Wolfskill Woman Ends” (The San Francisco Examiner, September 20, 1929)

17. “Finding of Wolfskill Body Opens Killer Hunt” (Woodland Daily Democrat, September 20, 1929)

18. “Hint Murder as Body of Heiress is Found” (The Santa Maria Times, September 20, 1929)

19. “Murder Seen, Take Remains From Stream” (The San Bernardino County Sun, September 20, 1929)

20. “Probe Made of Mystery in Death of Heiress” (The Sacramento Bee, September 20, 1929)

21. “Wolfskill Murder Probe” (Napa Valley Register, September 20, 1929)

22. “Science Holds Key to Quiz” (The Sacramento Bee, September 23, 1929)

23. “Tests Reveal Heiress Was Not Killed, Says Surgeon” (The Modesto Bee, September 24, 1929)

24. “Heiress’ Body Shipped South” (The Sacramento Bee, September 26th, 1929)

25. “Overalls Reveal Clue in Murder of Mad Heiress” (The Fresno Bee, September 30, 1929)

26. “Wolfskill Clue Fails” (The Napa Valley Register, October 4, 1929)

27. “Jury Unable to Determine Death Cause” (The Napa Valleyy Register, October 30, 1929)

28. “Wolfskill Estate Directed by Bank” (Los Angeles Evening Express, November 22, 1929)

Karen:

The story of scammer James Hogue

Episode sources:

1. “The Runner” by David Samuels (New Yorker) 2001

2. “Tracing a Devious Path to the Ivy League” by James Barron and M.A. Farber (New York Times) 1991

3. “The con artist next door” by Nancy Lofholm (The Denver Post) 2017

4. “Top 10 Imposters: James Hogue” (Time Magazine)

5. Famed con man who lived in Ajax shack arrested again in Aspen by Jason Auslander (Aspen Times) 2021

6. “The End of the Run for Con Artist James Hogue” by M. John Fayhee (Vail Mag) 2017

7. “The mystery runner’s history” by John Raess and Jason Cole (The Peninsula Times Tribune) 1985

8. “The Strange Case of James Arthur Hogue” by Douglas Corzine and Brett Tomlinson (Princeton Alumni Weekly) 1991

9. “James Hogue, nationally known con man with long criminal past, arrested by Aspen police” by Oscar Contreras (Denver 7) 2016

10. “James Hogue Gone Rogue” by Alicia Mies and Thomas Chapman (Verde Magazine) 2017

Newspaper clipping exposing James Hogue

James Hogue mugshot

(Aspen Police)

James’s first shack in Colorado

(Aspen Police / Jeff Fein)

James Hogue

(Aspen Times / AP)

Karen’s Portrait

Young Georgia